1. Black Bird
Painting is for pictures
too hard to understand
so let me paint you a picture
of a girl
Of all crimes committed against a person, rape is the one that leaves a person feeling the most violated. A rape victim is often left with the feeling that a part of them has been torn apart. Because the feeling is still with them, the victim may have a sense that the crime is continuously occurring. To use another person's body and ignore the soul the resides within is the most egregious crime that one person can commit against another. Rape victims should get help from a professional to enable them to move on with their life.
Painting is for pictures
too hard to understand
so let me paint you a picture
of a girl
I was 15 and in a relationship with a boy I thought I was in love with. At 15, what do we really know? But once it happened, I knew. No matter how many times we can talk about it, guys still...
It's strange how a few short seconds can lead you in a whole new direction,
It alters how you think and act and see your own reflection.
From a single moment on, my life was forever changed,
Like everything I previously knew had suddenly been rearranged.
I'm Lizzy. This is one of the hardest things I have to say, but I need to get my story heard. I was born into a family of addiction. Until the age of 2 and a half, I was drugged countless...
It was like a church service
my body was the church
and with all your sins
you came in me
I send you blessings, God's light, love, and healing. Fear not, for you are loved byond measure. You have done no wrong. If we have just one thought of forgiving those we feel have hurt us,...
I hear the floor creek
Closer and closer toward my bedroom door
I try to stay quiet hiding under the covers
Though I know he will find me
This poem hit right home for me. I was raped since I was 6 years old. I only left home 10 months ago. I sometimes wake up screaming, wishing I could just die to take away the pain inside. I...
Blood boiled in every vain,
Like a flicker in every flame.
Tears streaming from my eyes,
'Cause my life is built on lies.
Carrie,
Thank you for your honesty and strength. Know that you an inspiration to myself and possibly many more! At 16, was drugged with the substance GHB, and when I came around, the most...
I heard the footsteps coming and I knew this would be another long night,
And something inside me screamed this time it really isn't right.
The words he was saying were ruthless and cruel,
And each time he hit me, I sat there and obeyed each and every rule.
As I read your poem, I can't come up with words to explain how good it is. I was 4-5 years old when my father forced himself on me the first time. I was so scared because my mom was in jail...
The man in the cargo murdered my innocence, and he took away my pride
He broke me down, and he shattered my trust all at once in his stride
The man abused me, he denied me, and he watched as tears ran down my face
How could one soul do this? I believed I was in a safe place
I was raped, by my father. It all started when I was 11. He started touching me, and even came in my room while I was sleep. I'll never forget the day he raped me. I was watching TV, laying...
I think back to when it happened,
think back to that awful day.
The day when it all happened,
the day he took "it" away.
My sister's dad forces himself on me when mum was late home
Mum was also 6-7 months pregnant for my younger sister
It was hard for me to tell her that her husband forced himself on me ...
You told me that you loved me
And would never break my heart
You said that it was fun
That it wouldn't hurt.
I was raped, and he took my v-card. I was never the same. It broke me, and I'm still trying to repair.
When I see you,
My heart skips a beat.
I don't want to admit it,
But I'm accepting defeat.
The day you said it was okay
to do the things you did
was the day I closed my heart,
then ran away and hid.
I feel very sorry for what you went through, I was sexually abused by my step-dad and I was only brave enough to tell my mother when they had split up, but she didn't believe me and married...
I never knew you,
we never spoke,
but you thought you could take
what was never yours...
I don't scream
I don't show no fear
I show hate
Just after graduating high school a friend of mine invited me over to watch a movie. He tried to kiss me when we are sitting on the couch and when I said no he hit me then raped me. I block...